Manifold sales-book.



PATENTED FEB. 21, 1905.

L. P. HARDY.

MANIFOLD SALES BOOK. APPLICATION FILED H0121, 1901.

2 SHEETS-BHEET 1.

PATENTED FEB. 21,-1905.

L. P. HARDY.

MANIFDLD SALES BOOK.

AIPLIOATION FILED NOV. 21, 1901.

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PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE P. HARDY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO L. P. HARDY COMPANY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A CORPO- .RATION or INDIANA.

MANIFOLD SALES-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,907, dated February 21, 1905 Application filed November 21, 1901. Serial No. 83,169-

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE P. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State of and constituting a duplicate for the bound slip of the preceding sheet, so that the free outer slip or duplicate of each may be detached and the inner bound slip or original retained in the book. Heretofore tablets of this'character have been constructed with leaves folded upon themselves to form an original and duplicate; but the top fold is the original and has to be carbonized to transmit it to the lower fold,

which is the duplicate, or a sheet of carbonpaper must be folded in from the side or top,

' in which case, however, the original must always be the top fold, and the entire sheet both original and duplicate must be removed in order to use the same carbon if fastened to the book. If the carbon is fastened to the side of the book, the original is removed and duplicate is retained in book.

In carrying out my invention I aim to allow the original to be retained and remove the duplicate, which is the top slip of the next succeeding original, and in this construction'it is necessary to secure the carbon to the back of the book opposite the bound end. The duplicate extends beyond the edge of the carbon, and by taking hold of duplicate at this point it is detached and pulls up the next original or that part of same sheet bound in the top of book which after the duplicate is detached drops down upon the carbon in position for the next original order,thus obviating entirely the handling of the carbon. In this way the free outer slip is always the duplicate of the original or bound inner slip on the sheet next above it instead of duplicate and original on same folded sheet, and the original is always retained in book.

Fora full understanding of my invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tablet complete with the first original folded back and the duplicate of the next sheet pulled out, showing how the carbon falls in place under the next original. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the duplicate partly detached and the carbon in place under the original. Fig. 3 shows the extended back folded between the used originals and the unused to form a bookmark. Fig. 4 is a detail view of theleaf detached.

' Referring to the drawings, A designates the book proper, having the usual back B, to the top of which the leaves are bound, and its lower flexible end O is extended, as shown in Fig. 3,to form a book-mark or separator. The leaves a are bound at one end to the top of the back or cover B and provided with a transverse row of perforations intermediate their ends. Each leaf is folded separately at the row of perforations to divide each leaf into two slips, the free outer slip 0 of which is disposed above or on top of the bound inner slip b, so that the free outer one will constitute a duplicate for the bound inner slip b of the preceding sheet, which is the original. The carbonleaf (Z is secured to the back of B opposite the bound ends or to the extended end C, so that it will not interfere with the manipulation of the originals or duplicates, and it is of such length that its end may fall short of the end of the duplicates, so that the projecting end of the duplicate can be grasped without handling the carbon, as shown in Fig. 2.

\Vhen the book is being used, the carbon (Z lies between the original and the duplicate, so

that the original is on top, and after the order has been written the original is folded back, which exposes the carbon-sheet. The end of the duplicate, as before stated, being extended beyond the end of the carbon is now free to be grasped, and the duplicate with the next succeeding original is pulled from under the carbon and the duplicate torn from the original. The carbon-leaf will now fall in place upon top of the next duplicate, while its original, which was just pulled from under the carbon, will lie upon top of the carbon ready to receive the next order. These steps are fully illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be understood that the top leaf need not necessarily be composed of a two-part sheet, since the top bound leaf will form the original for the free end of the next succeeding sheet.

In Fig. 3 the tablet is shown with the fiexible extension G inserted between a number of used originals and the unused originals and duplicates to form a separator, so that the clerk may readily open the book to the correct place for the next order.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A manifold sales-book composed of a series of leaves bound together at one end and folded transversely intermediate their ends, said fold being parallel with and opposite to the bound edges of the leaves and dividing each individual leaf separately into two slips, the free outer slip being disposed above the bound inner slip with its transverse free edge adjacent the bound edges and constituting a duplicate for the bound slip or original of the preceding leaf, a back, a carbon-leaf arranged between the bound and free slips of two adjacent leaves with one end secured to the back adjacent the folds of the leaves and its other end terminated short of the-free edge of the free slip.

2. In a manifolding account-book, the combination with a set of original leaves bound together at one end of a suitable back, of a leaf attached at the free end of each original leaf, and a manifolding-sheet attached at the other end of the back.

' In an'ianifolding account-book, the combination of a set of original leaves bound together at one end to a suitable back, a leaf attached at the free end of each original leaf, and a manifolding-sheet attached to the back opposite the bound ends of the leaves.

4. In a manifoldingaccount-book, the combination with a set of original leaves bound together at one end of a suitable back; of a leaf secured detachably to the free end of each original leaf opposite the binding end thereof and folded over upon the original leaf, and a manifolding-sheet attached to the other end of the back and adapted to be folded over the line of folding of said original leaf and its attached leaf.

5. In a Inanifoldingaccount-book, the combination with a set of original leaves bound together at one end of a suitable back, of a set of duplicate leaves, one secured detachably to the free end of each succeeding original leaf opposite the bound end thereof and folded over upon the original leaf, and a manifolding-sheet attached to the other end of the back and adapted to be folded over the line of folding of said original leaf and the attached duplicate.

6. In a manifolding account-book, the combination with a set of original leaves bound together at one end of a suitable back, of a set of duplicate leaves one secured detachably to the free end of the succeeding original leaf opposite the bound end thereof and folded over upon the writing-surface thereof, a manifolding-sheet attached to the back opposite the bound end and adapted to be folded over between one duplicate and the preceding original, and a flexible extension attached to the back for separating the used from the unused original leaves.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAW RENGE P. HARDY.

Witnesses:

Grnonen OLTSCII, MAGGIE OLTSOH. 

